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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

‘Lack of devotion & incompetence’: Former Delhi HC judge sought suspension of cops after losing pet dog

In his letter to the Delhi Police, Justice Gaurang Kanth said he lost his pet dog due to security personnel’s failure in locking the door of his residence.

‘Figment of imagination,’ HC says of Tehelka ‘expose’, awards Rs 2 cr to Army officer  

In Tehelka’s 2001 sting operation, 'Operation West End', Major General M.S. Ahluwalia,  then serving in the Army HQ, was alleged to be a corrupt officer.

Delhi woman’s ‘family chopped off husband’s penis’. Couple wants case quashed, prosecution opposes

Almost 3 yrs after the incident, prosecution filed status report this week, describing it as 'one of the most reprehensible crimes'. Matter is set to come up before HC on 18 July.

Car keys, police witnesses, Rs 2 note: What led SC to reverse acquittal of 2 Lajpat Nagar blast accused

SC sentenced them & 2 others to life terms without remission, held that unavailability of public witnesses should not ipso facto lead court to discard testimonies of police witnesses.

Psychiatric report, conduct in jail — what led Delhi HC to commute death sentence of minor’s killer

Bench relied on landmark 2022 judgment when Supreme Court issued guidelines and made psychological evaluation mandatory when considering death penalty for a convict.

No relief for AAP’s Manish Sisodia, Delhi HC dismisses bail plea in excise policy case

Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on 26 February, and then by the ED, for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the 2021-22 excise policy and the subsequent money trail.

‘Bogus deals, fake will’ & a landlord named Rushdie — curious case of Delhi HC’s ‘oldest’ civil suit

4, Flagstaff Road has been mired in a legal battle royale ever since Salman Rushdie’s father ‘sold’ it to politician Bhiku Jain for Rs 3.75 lakh in 1970. It was last valued at Rs 130 cr.

‘Hardened terrorist’ — NIA appeals Yasin Malik’s life sentence, demands death penalty

New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has not only failed in reforming himself, but has moved up “several steps in hierarchy” to become...

‘Can influence witnesses’: Delhi High Court denies Manish Sisodia bail in liquor policy case

The former Delhi deputy chief minister had moved the high court after a trial court rejected his bail on 31 March.

Delhi HC orders Malayalam news portal to take down ‘libellous content’ against LuLu Group founder

Billionaire MA Yusuff Ali filed suit against publisher of Marunadan Malayalee, seeking ‘removal of defamatory content’ from portal’s platforms & Rs 10 cr in damages.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.